Larimer County is located in the Northern end of Colorado including
Estes Park, Loveland and Fort Collins. There are approximately 110 county
licensed foster homes currently.

We keep in close contact with the Department of Social Services to
make sure the foster children's and the foster family's needs are met.
Meetings are held the 4th Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8:30.
Children are welcome.

Membership in the Boulder County Foster Parent Association (BCFPA)
is open to all foster families, fost-adopt families, adoptive families,
kinship families, and any other person or family that is interested
in supporting the cause of foster and adoptive children.

The major benefits of membership in the Association are:

Food Share-food purchased in bulk at a very low cost

Scholarships for Foster Children and Foster Parents

Funds for "extra" activities for foster children

Funds for household items needed for licensing/safety

Free/Discount training sessions

Social events with other foster and adoptive families

Discounted trip to Elitch Gardens every summer

Quarterly newsletter

Networking

Monthly meetings

"Support line" - to get in touch with other foster parents
for advice

And . . . you have a voice in Association direction and decisions

Dues are $35 per year (May to May)
For membership infor go to the BCFPA website:www.bcfpa.org

Weld County Foster Parent Association

Weld County is an extremely large county (land mass) covering areas
extending north to the Wyoming border. Towns include Greeley, Ft. Lupton,
Ault, Evans, Platteville, Hudson, and many other small towns. This association
works closely with the Weld County Department of Social Services as
well as many private agencies.

Meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.

Dues are $36 per year and include such benefits as grants, scholarships,
and special needs funds, fun get-togethers, support, legislative updates
and educational resources, a monthly newsletter, and access to an outstanding
food bank resource!

Many more benefits are being developed.

We work closely with the Colorado State Foster Parent Association and
work hard to bring state news affecting our members to light.